It starts with their governor
1 in 3 South Dakotans has now been infected with Covid. Stunning.
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) December 9, 2020
A crushingly powerful account of coronavirus illness and death in a South Dakota town, from @anniegowen:https://t.co/7juaIMERTs
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) December 9, 2020
Even before the pandemic, Pine Ridge Reservation in #SouthDakota had the lowest life expectancy in the U.S. Now, more than 1 in 1,000 people statewide are dead from COVID. SD State Rep. #PeriPourier & Sen. @RedDawnFoster1 join me 8aET & 9aET. #velshi #IndianCountry
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) November 29, 2020
But freedom or something. This is a goddamn tragedy and it was avoidable. https://t.co/ovv7YaA5fs
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) November 28, 2020
S. Dakota COVID-19 deaths bust record—and Noem tweets about shopping https://t.co/fDS1AvEpho
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 28, 2020
🚨BREAKING: South Dakota records its deadliest day of COVID pandemic with 54 more dead.
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) November 28, 2020
Adjusting for population, that would be like ~20,000 deaths in 1 day nationwide.
A South Dakota lawmaker who earlier this week visited Gov. Kristi Noem's mansion and attended her budget address in Pierre has tested positive for COVID-19. https://t.co/EexFNR5zaT
— argusleader (@argusleader) December 10, 2020
See how this works:
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) December 10, 2020
Vermont:
* population – 627,180
* total cases – 5,285
* total deaths – 86
* follows mask/social distancing
North Dakota:
* 760,900
* cases 86,149
* deaths 1,080
* limited restrictions late
South Dakota
* 892,631
* cases 88,023
* deaths 1,147
* "freedom"
Things I don't understand: SD's death rate is now 71% of NY's at its peak. How can there not be a huge backlash against the see-no-viral-evil governor? pic.twitter.com/XVr2VVQeRv
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 24, 2020
Sad! 